Synonyms of estimating

estimating

verb

present participle of estimate

1

as in assessing

to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding

experts estimated the value of the painting at a million dollars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assessing
• valuing
• evaluating
• rating
• analyzing
• appraising
• valuating
• guesstimating
• setting
• determining
• ascertaining
• discovering
• learning
• judging
• adjudging
• surveying
• deeming
• pricing
• testing
• deciding
• reassessing
• assaying
• underestimating
• reevaluating
• prizing
• revaluing
• reappraising
• misjudging
• undervaluing
• settling
• rejudging
• transvaluating
• transvaluing
• misprizing
• misesteeming

2

as in calculating

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement

we estimated the snowfall to be about a foot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calculating
• figuring
• gauging
• guessing
• making
• supposing
• judging
• putting
• reckoning
• placing
• calling
• understanding
• conjecturing
• concluding
• inferring
• reasoning
• extrapolating
• deducing
• gathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• measuring
• scaling
• computing
• calibrating
• working out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of estimating

While research falls short on estimating how many faces a person sees in a day in 2026, researchers estimated a decade ago that 95 million photos and videos were posted to Instagram each day. — Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026

Its retirement toolkit includes calculators for estimating monthly retirement income, comparing the tax impact of different withdrawal strategies and evaluating Roth conversions. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Investor Michael Burry went further in November 2025, estimating that big cloud firms were understating AI depreciation by about $176 billion from 2026 through 2028. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Much existing research has had to rely on estimating which tasks could potentially be accomplished by AI, or indirect surveys rather than actual spending or usage records. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

The studio is estimating that the film will bring its North American total to $653 million by Sunday, giving it the highest 10-day domestic sum in box office history. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026

The job loss was unexpected, with analysts estimating a gain of as much as 100,000. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Pritzker requested that the Treasury establish a mechanism for direct payments to American households, estimating that each is owed about $1,700 in IEEPA tariff refunds. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

Amy Haney lives about a half-mile outside the site’s western edge, a boundary the EPA drew by estimating where only a small percentage of homes were likely to have high lead levels. — Chris Bowling, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2026